DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS Emerging Markets Horizon Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on May 6, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “business combination”). The information contained within this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 12, 2022 (the “Annual Report”). On May 11, 2021, EM Horizon Investments (the “Prior Sponsor”) purchased 7,187,500 Class B ordinary shares of the Company in a private placement. On December 8, 2021, the Prior Sponsor transferred 12,500 Class B ordinary shares to each of the Company’s independent directors and, on June 8, 2022, it transferred its remaining 7,150,000 Class B ordinary shares to our current sponsor, New Emerging Markets Horizon (the “Sponsor”). The Sponsor is controlled by FPP Capital Advisers (“FPP”), an affiliate of FPP Asset Management LLP (“FPP AM”). Prior to June 8, 2022, the Company’s sponsor was the Prior Sponsor, which at its inception was controlled by FPP, Riccardo Orcel and Nevsky Properties Limited (“Nevsky Properties”), which is in turn controlled by VTB. Following the imposition of sanctions relating to Russia by the United States and other jurisdictions, including blocking sanctions against VTB as well as entities owned 50 percent or more, directly or indirectly, by VTB, we and the Prior Sponsor implemented certain remedial measures. On March 23, 2022, Nevsky Properties relinquished, irrevocably and in perpetuity, its interest in the Sponsor to the fullest extent permitted by law and such interest was blocked by the Sponsor such that it no longer conferred under any circumstances any economic or voting rights upon Nevsky Properties. In addition, following certain other changes in management effective on the same date, neither the Company nor its Prior Sponsor employed, had on its board of directors or received any services from any employees, representatives or affiliates of VTB. The Prior Sponsor was controlled solely by FPP as of April 21, 2022, when Mr. Orcel agreed to suspend indefinitely his voting and management rights in the Prior Sponsor, though he remained a non-voting member and Nevsky Properties formally remained on the Prior Sponsor’s register of members due to certain restrictions under applicable Cayman Islands law. On June 8, 2022, the Company’s Prior Sponsor and Sponsor entered into a novation agreement, whereby the Prior Sponsor transferred all of its rights and obligations under each of the contracts to which it was a party to the Sponsor, and a securities transfer agreement, whereby the Company’s Prior Sponsor transferred all of its founder shares and private placement warrants to the Sponsor. While the Company’s Sponsor remains controlled solely by FPP and Mr. Orcel remains a non-voting member, Nevsky Properties is not on its register of members. The Company intends to pursue a business combination with a target company in any stage of its corporate evolution. The Company intends to focus on identifying high growth technology and consumer-exposed businesses in Western Europe, Central & Eastern Europe (“CEE”), the Commonwealth of Independent States (the “CIS”) (excluding Russia and Belarus) or Latin America. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from May 6, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2022 relates to the Company’s formation, its initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering” or “IPO”), which is described below, and identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on December 8, 2021. On December 13, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 28,750,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option (see Note 3), and the sale of 9,000,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”), which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to the Prior Sponsor that closed simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering (see Note 3). The Prior Sponsor transferred its 9,000,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor on June 8, 2022. Transaction costs amounted to $16,662,992 consisting of $5,750,000 of underwriting fees, $10,062,500 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are included in the balance held in a trust account with Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company acting as trustee (the “Trust Account”)), and $850,492 of other offering costs. The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. Nasdaq rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing a definitive agreement to enter a Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination. Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering on December 13, 2021, an amount of $293,250,000 ($10.20 per Unit), using the net proceeds from the sale of Units and the Private Placement Warrants, was placed in the Trust Account. The funds in the Trust Account are invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s shareholders, as described below. The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding public shares (the “public shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The public shareholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount held in the Trust Account (initially $10.20 per share), calculated as of two Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks shareholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a shareholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or don’t vote at all. Notwithstanding the above, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company. The Sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to its Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination, (b) to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination by March 13, 2023 (or June 13, 2023 if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for the Business Combination within 15 months from the closing of Initial Public Offering but have not completed the Business Combination within such 15-month period), and (c) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless the Company provides the public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment. The Company will have until March 13, 2023 (or June 13, 2023, as applicable), as such period may be extended pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten The Sponsor has agreed to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor acquires Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00). In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $10.20 per Public Share or (2) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay our taxes. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. Liquidity and Going Concern The Company assesses going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “ Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern The Company is focused on identifying high-growth technology and consumer-exposed businesses in Western Europe, CEE, the CIS (excluding Russia and Belarus) or Latin America. The recent actions by Russia against Ukraine and subsequent sanctions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies (see additional information below). In response to the imposition of such sanctions, the Company has adjusted its target region to exclude Russia and Belarus. In addition, the end of the Combination Period will occur prior to one year after the issuance of these financial statements. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful during the Combination Period. As outlined in the Company’s certificate of incorporation, if the Company does not complete, have an agreement in principle or a definitive agreement for a business combination by the end of the Combination Period, the Company will cease operations and redeem its public shares. Although the Company is continuing its pursuit of potential targets for an initial business combination, the end of the Combination Period occurring prior to one year after the issuance of these financial statements creates substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Risks and Uncertainties COVID-19 Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the target industries and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties. Conflict in Ukraine In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. Further, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these financial statements, and the Company is evaluating their specific impacts on the Company’s ability to pursue a Business Combination within Western Europe, CEE, the CIS (excluding Russia and Belarus) or Latin America. Changes in Management On March 23, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed Jonathan Neill as our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and a director, effective March 23, 2022. On March 23, 2022, the Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Bernard Abdelmalak as CFO and a director, effective March 23, 2022. There were no disagreements, no arguments, no conflicts and no disputes with our officers, directors, auditors and other professional service providers in connection with Mr. Abdelmalak’s decision to step down as CFO and director. On April 21, 2022, the Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Riccardo Orcel as our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and director, effective April 21, 2022. On April 21, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed Jonathan Neill as our interim CEO, effective April 21, 2022. Concurrently with his appointment as interim CEO, Mr. Neill resigned from his position as CFO but remained a director. On April 21, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed Christopher Edwards as our interim CFO and director, effective April 21, 2022. There were no disagreements, no arguments, no conflicts and no disputes with our officers, directors, auditors and other professional service providers in connection with Mr. Orcel’s decision to step down as CEO and director. |